Method 1: Upstart (Ubuntu based distros)
Using Upstart allows for more advanced features, such as start/stop and automatic restart if it would crash.
Create the NzbDrone Upstart config file
sudoedit /etc/init/nzbdrone.conf
Paste in the following code, changing the username (right click if using terminal)
author "Simon Tallmyr - Nosscire"
description "Upstart Script to run Sonarr as a service on Ubuntu/Debian based systems, as well as others"
#Set username for the process. Should probably be what you use for logging in
setuid yourusername
env DIR=/opt/NzbDrone
#This is the install directory. If you installed using a deb package or the Sonarr Repository you do not need to change this
setgid nogroup
start on runlevel [2345]
stop on runlevel [016]
respawn
exec mono --debug $DIR/NzbDrone.exe
Press Ctrl+X then y to save.
Start Sonarr
sudo start nzbdrone
Method 2: LSB style init-script (Debian/Ubuntu)
1) sudoedit /etc/init.d/nzbdrone
2) Paste the following:
#!/bin/bash
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: nzbdrone
# Required-Start: $local_fs $network $remote_fs
# Required-Stop: $local_fs $network $remote_fs
# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
# Short-Description: nzbdrone
# Description: Sonarr
### END INIT INFO
. /lib/lsb/init-functions
#set -e
NAME=nzbdrone
DESC="Sonarr"
MONO=$(which mono)
DAEMON=/opt/NzbDrone/NzbDrone.exe
DAEMONOPTS=""
PIDDIR=/var/run/${NAME}
PIDFILE=${PIDDIR}/${NAME}.pid
RUNASUSER=root
RUNASGROUP=root
RUNAS=$RUNASUSER:$RUNASGROUP
DATADIR=~${RUNASUSER}/
if ! [ -r ${DAEMON} ]; then echo "Can't read: ${DAEMON}" 2>&1; exit 1; fi
if ! [ -x ${MONO} ]; then echo "Not executable: ${MONO}" 2>&1; exit 1; fi
if ! [ -d ${DATADIR} ]; then echo "No such directory: ${DATADIR}" 2>&1; exit 1; fi
if [ ! -d ${PIDDIR} ]; then
mkdir -p ${PIDDIR}; chown ${RUNASUSER}:root ${PIDDIR}; chmod 0750 ${PIDDIR};
fi
do_start() {
RETVAL=1
if [ -e ${PIDFILE} ]; then
if ! kill -0 $(cat ${PIDFILE}) &> /dev/null; then
rm -f $PIDFILE
fi
fi
log_daemon_msg "Starting ${DESC}" "${NAME}"
if pgrep -f "^${MONO} ${DAEMON}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
log_progress_msg "(already running?)"
else
start-stop-daemon -q -d ${DATADIR} -c $RUNAS --start --background --make-pidfile --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $MONO -- $DAEMON $DAEMON_OPTS
RETVAL=$?
fi
log_end_msg $RETVAL
}
do_stop() {
RETVAL=1
log_daemon_msg "Stopping ${DESC}" "${NAME}"
if ! pgrep -f "^${MONO} ${DAEMON}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
log_progress_msg "(not running?)"
else
start-stop-daemon -q --stop --pidfile $PIDFILE --retry 15
RETVAL=$?
fi
log_end_msg $RETVAL
}
case "$1" in
start)
do_start
;;
stop)
do_stop
;;
status)
status_of_proc -p $PIDFILE $DAEMON $NAME && exit 0 || exit $?
;;
restart|force-reload)
do_stop;
do_start;
;;
*)
N=/etc/init.d/$NAME
echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart|force-reload}" >&2
exit 1
;;
esac
exit 0
3) Press Ctrl+X then y to save.
4) sudo insserv -v nzbdrone
Note: May need to run sudo ln -s /usr/lib/insserv/insserv /sbin/insserv first if insserv is not found.
5) sudo /etc/init.d/nzbdrone start
Note: The script by default runs as root. I suggest adding an nzbdrone user (useradd -m -d /var/lib/nzbdrone --gid nogroup nzbdrone) and adjusting the script so that RUNASUSER=nzbdrone & RUNASGROUP=nogroup.
Method 3: init.d script (Debian)
Please see here.
Method 4: RC.Local
Please Note: This is not the most elegant solution but it works
This Method Provided by: protocol77
This Guide is to help those who would like to use linux to run Sonarr at time of writing this there is not "Install As Service" option like with the Windows Build so this needs to be done until a better alternative is found i have personally tested it so you should have no issues if you do please post in the Sonarr Forums (https://forums.sonarr.tv/) and someone will try and help you.
First make sure Sonarr is installed you can go here to find out how to do that https://github.com/Sonarr/Sonarr/wiki/Installation
Next I created a .sh or batch file to automate the process of type "sudo mono /opt/NzbDrone/NzbDrone.exe" Here is a link to the batch file so it saves you all from having to do this even though it was easy if you open in a text editor you will see
Batch File: (Just Hit Download to grab it) http://goo.gl/4c8yWg
Next there are two ways of doing this
Method One:
is using rc.local you do this by opening a terminal windows and typing (without quotes) "sudo nano /etc/rc.local" (or if easier you can use a text editor like gedit, pluma, leafpad whatever you have just replace the nano part with what you want
Once this is open go to the bottom and just above where it says "exit 0" type the following for eg.
/bin/sh /home/server/Desktop/NzbDrone.sh
mine was saved to my desktop on my linux machine you will need to edit this to wherever you put the NzbDrone.sh file you downloaded above but remember to keep the /bin/sh first then a space then the rest
Method Two: (With Screenshots)
Go to your menu and find the application to set startup items this may be called many things mine was called Session And Startup
http://i.imgur.com/qqw8ghT.png
Once this is open i went to Application AutoStart there i clicked on the add button
http://i.imgur.com/FqVFXEQ.png
Next i added the following which you will notice is the same as the one in Method One "/bin/sh /home/server/Desktop/NzbDrone.sh"
http://i.imgur.com/8gokS5j.png
after that i gave it a name and then pressed "Ok" and then "Close" i then did a reboot of the system
on reboot i did notice it took a couple more seconds to login this is because this is setting that command to run at login but once logged in i opened my browser and went to http://localhost:8989 and voila it started
I cannot guarantee this will work but it seems to be working for me i am Linux newbie and this took me a while to figure out so hopefully by posting here it will help someone else avoid the trouble i went through
Systemd
Modern Linux systems have been updated to use the new systemd standard. The method is very simple and involves creating a service file then enabling it.
Create the service file
Be sure to modify the user, group, mono path and install directory.
cat > sonarr.service << EOF
[Unit]
Description=Sonarr Daemon
After=syslog.target network.target
[Service]
User=<service username>
Group=<service group>
Type=simple
ExecStart=<path to mono> <path to NzbDrone.exe> -nobrowser
TimeoutStopSec=20
KillMode=process
Restart=on-failure
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF
Move the file to your systemd system directory
Typically located in /usr/lib/systemd/system/, verify before proceeding. Will differ based on distribution.
mv sonarr.service /usr/lib/systemd/system/
Add Sonarr to startup
systemctl enable sonarr.service
Start Sonarr service
Start sonarr via systemd and verify status.
systemctl start sonarr.service
systemctl status sonarr.service
FreeBSD/FreeNAS
https://raw.github.com/tofagerl/freedrone/master/nzbdrone